BA Gouging on NYC Routes?
Mar 12, 2020, 5:12 am
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BA Gouging on NYC Routes?
6:30 this morning I looked at an LHR-NYC return routing win WT+. It was £660 or so return - not bad. No indication that only a few seats were left at that price. Now the same route is £1660. They've also added a grand across the board in all fare classes on that route. I can fly premium in AA for £641, but as I'm not an AA elite there's no chance of an upgrade (they've become very mean in recent years about OW status upgrades).
Sure looks like price gouging to me.
Sure looks like price gouging to me.
Mar 12, 2020, 5:19 am
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I think certain fare categories have been zeroed out while a decision is made on frequency consolidation.
Mar 12, 2020, 5:22 am
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This will settle down when the schedules are adjusted.
Mar 12, 2020, 5:22 am
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Half of Europe will now fly via UK/Ireland. It's pushed the price up until the uk/Ireland will also be banned from flying to the USA.
Mar 12, 2020, 5:24 am
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Mar 12, 2020, 5:30 am
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Thanks Elite and the others who've talked me off the ledge! This forum at it's best! I'll wait and see. Meanwhile £1300ish for return J via Dublin isn't looking bad. I have a US passport and haven't been to Schengen lately.
Mar 12, 2020, 5:39 am
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How are they going to police separate tickets and the lack of passport stamps to see who has been in Schengen recently?
Mar 12, 2020, 5:42 am
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By asking serious questions. Lying under those circumstances is to be avoided.
Mar 12, 2020, 6:02 am
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Mar 12, 2020, 6:04 am
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If you've entered UK through egates - your passport chip will know where you've come from - which the US border officials will see ?
Mar 12, 2020, 6:19 am
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Suddenly back down again. Crisis over. Apologies, Mods and others!
Mar 12, 2020, 6:20 am
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Ditto the reward availability - tonnes back for next few weeks
Mar 12, 2020, 6:21 am
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You can't though? That's the point. If you've been in those countries for the last 14 days, you can't travel to the US. No-one is going to come to the UK for 14 days *just* to travel to the US.
Mar 12, 2020, 6:22 am
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100% yes. Your passport now tracks your travel and they can see where you've been *before* you even land. It's just not even worth the hassle, either, in my opinion.